The Ark of Taste is very close to reaching 2,900 products, and we have good reason to think that it could double or even triple its passengers in 2016. In fact the new year has brought an important development. As many of you will already have learned from the newsletter, a collaboration has … [Read more...]
A Struggle on Many Fronts
By Kate Mann, Slow Food International (original post here) Taking a pen and a piece of paper, Pauline Terbasket begins to sketch a map of the area at the Canadian-USA border, from the Columbia River estuary in Portland to the Okanagan Sub Basin and the far reaches of the headwaters in British … [Read more...]
Nova Scotia Celebrates Terra Madre Day with an Ark of Taste Dinner
Slow Food Nova Scotia celebrated 2014’s Terra Madre Day with a joyous dinner celebrating Ark of Taste Foods at Lion and Bright in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 10th. Co-Leader of SFNS Sean Gallagher, proprietor of L&B, welcomed dozens of Slow Food members for a four course meal which included … [Read more...]
Thanking Mara Jernigan at Terra Madre
- By Brooke Fader While in Turin, Italy for Terra Madre 2014, Slow Food in Canada hosted its very own meeting for Canadian members from all over the country to discuss about the future of the organization. The Canada Meeting at Terra Madre was also an opportunity to thank a founding member … [Read more...]
Camas Bulbs and Fiddleheads embark on the Canadian Ark of Taste
Camas, an edible bulb traditionally eaten by the native people from Western Canada, and fiddleheads, the new fronds of the Ostrich fern plant resembling the scroll of a violin, have recently been accepted on the Canadian Ark of Taste as endangered foods to be protected and remembered. Camas … [Read more...]
What Exactly is the Ark Of Taste?
By Laura Buckley Did you know that pawpaw is native to Ontario? Have you ever heard of herring spawn on kelp or tasted Lunenburg pudding? I hadn’t before I got involved with the Ark of Taste. As the chair of the Ark of Taste Commission for Slow Food in Canada, I am responsible … [Read more...]
Okanagan Sockeye Salmon & Savignac Tomato enter the Ark of Taste
Two products recently made their way on the Canadian Ark of Taste which reflects Canada’s vast, diverse landscape of peoples and foods. First up, the Okanagan Nation sockeye salmon: Throughout generations, it has been the mainstay for the food and trading traditions between First Nations bands … [Read more...]
Slow Food Youth Network : Reflection (Réflexion)
International Slow Food Youth Network meeting Part 1: Reflection By Darl Hobsbawn Think about the last time your world really gave you a unique surprise, something too subtle to give back. Discovering an extension to your senses perhaps: what if you found excitement from cliff … [Read more...]
Terra Madre 2013: Celebrating Canadian foods on the Ark of Taste * Célébrons les aliments canadiens sur l’Arche du goût
By Dave Adler December 10th is celebrated as Terra Madre Day in over 160 countries around the world that make up the International Slow Food network. This year, the theme of Terra Madre Day is the Ark of Taste. The Ark of what? That’s right. Taste. The Ark of Taste is a campaign of Slow Food … [Read more...]
Canadian Ark of Taste Update / L’Arche du Goût
By / Par Laura Buckley The Ark of Taste has been highlighted as a priority for Slow Food International and will play a large role at the next Terra Madre in October, 2014. There are currently 1,200 items on the international ark and the push is on to make it to 10,000. Canada now has 17 items, … [Read more...]